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Our oldest companions the story of the first dogs

"The unique relationship between dogs and humans has had huge evolutionary consequences, changing the physical, behavioral, genetic, and emotional characteristics of both species. Pat Shipman looks to fossil records and new evidence to trace how the process of domestication worked and discovers how...

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Main Author: Shipman, Pat, 1949- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Dogs > Evolution.
Dogs > Effect of human beings on.
Coevolution.
Human-animal relationships.
Human evolution.
Paleontology.
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Summary:"The unique relationship between dogs and humans has had huge evolutionary consequences, changing the physical, behavioral, genetic, and emotional characteristics of both species. Pat Shipman looks to fossil records and new evidence to trace how the process of domestication worked and discovers how much of ourselves we owe to our canine companions"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xii, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674971936
0674971930
Author Notes:Pat Shipman is the author of many books, including The Invaders , The Animal Connection , and The Ape in the Tree (with Alan Walker), which won the W. W. Howells Award from the American Anthropological Association. Shipman is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the Royal Geographical Society of London.

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